Death penalty process terribly cruel, unusual

Leaving any person on death row for longer than six months is cruel and unusual punishment, both for them and the families of their victims.

On the day of conviction, a board of professionals should be formed to verify every scrap of evidence on the case. This will cover legal malfeasance, unethical/perjured witnesses, lab results, everything pertaining to the case. This can be done in 90 days, but I am suggesting 180 to be on the safe side.

Depending on the ruling by this board, the defendant will either be executed the day following the ruling, or a new trial, if needed, will start immediately. The cost of this procedure is a fraction of the cost associated with numerous appeals and living costs over 10 to 30 years.

Plus, the time of agony by all sides will be greatly reduced.

But, as long as the legal profession is populated by those desiring to live off the public dole through their machinations of the legal system regarding the death penalty, this will never change.

Mike Walker

Brandon

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Death penalty process terribly cruel, unusual

Leaving any person on death row for longer than six months is cruel and unusual punishment, both for them and the families of their victims.